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What is the battery life you they talk very good . Oga talk wether na double(internal and external) batteries and how many hours e they last ah ah

lastkingsman:
German language at C1 . God help person

Bros we go learn am to C1 level still learn Austrian join aje 💯

Sars cause trouble for ughelli , protest start for warri , asaba , Benin and ekpoma . Last last they say na Lagos protest .

Reptyle:
I must be honest and say that all of these photos are merely packaged media public relations material. I reside in Satellite Town, where Oriade has its headquarters, and I can confidently tell you that, with the exception of the projects that the Lagos State Government (LASG) is directly sponsoring, the situation is quite a mess. The road construction projects from Atiku Market to Maza Maza and from Finiger to the waterfront are progressing well thanks to the Lagos State Government. The one from Alakija to Navy Gate which was stalled for over a year now, has recently began to get some attention by the LASG. But from Navy Gate through Close 1 to Stepping Stone junction is a nightmare as are most other internal roads. When Madam Ramota attempts to address the issue, she brings in enormous rocks from an unknown location. As a result, we nicknamed her "Ramota Olokuta." Under her watch, Satellite Town, which was once a relatively well-organized and respectable residential area, has regrettably declined to near a near slum. The roads are in extremely poor condition, shops have been set up haphazardly, and recently, individuals who may be employed by the LCDA have been stationed at various locations, causing inconvenience to okada riders, haulage vehicles, local refuse collectors, and the general public.
Honestly, on a scale of 100, I would give her a 40% rating, and if this is an attempt to position herself for a higher position with all of this PR, I do not think she deserves it.

Went back to oriade lcda and nearly cried . It's like all Nigeria problem reflects there . Bad roads both old ojo and inner street , young friends now cultist , Agbero and thieves at agboju and oluti . Even awori field to train athletes there, you pay a monthly fee .no development . Man it's hard out there . Ramota olokuta you no try oo

Mom007:
Go school, una say no. See yourself now? Ranting and showing off your stupidity on social media! So what is your conclusion from all this nonsense you typed over there? That nobody should farm again because eura wura and chemicals are expensive? And you are complaining that food is expensive? Lol. Una no serious sha. Never have been.

Batidiot , u way go school you know wetin be worst performing currency , Inflation has killed our naira idiot . FYI I'm both a graduate and b a farmer , idiot

Mom007:
As long as you keep saying things like "the farmers", you will keep buying it like that. Who are these "the farmers" that you guys keep referring to? Hunger never catch una sha. E still remain small. You should all say who you are leaving farming for!

Batidiot ... Do you know how much they pay farm workers now or how much for wura wura or force up chemicals ? What about transportation and processing . U know how much for diesel to use grind cassava or to use pound the akpu . Idiot

See as owie Edo them they talk too much when we know say both azanomo and ibos é wa mé .. the only reason we vote Peter obi na because he be good leader . If naija break up I go miss opeyemi and tawa oo my youruba gf's them , what about chidiogo and sopuru my festac schlops

Zheenie:
Hi please can I get your email
I have my appointment for 29th July

Bro ... It's for reference purpose . Search for the right op who made the post

Them no they kill who innocent , if u be cultist , girlfriend to cultist , friend to cultists, remove hand and nothing go do u

Yashita:
OK, since you can't have a conversation without calling your mother names, I'd ignore you because silence is the best reply to people like you (fool).

Lazy fish brain, continue to wait for your government to come and spoon feed you.

Batidiot I cannot be shuffering and shmiling . Idiot

flokii:
Nigerians got wiser..
Just like 15 January, 1966 coup that turned to ruthless killing of other ethnic groups leaders by mostly Igbo soldiers except their own leaders, a repeat of EndSars that was hijacked to attack political leaders in South West will never happen again.

If protest dey hungry you, travel go Kenya make dem tear gas you or go to your home state and protest there.

Did endsar start in Lagos ... Did you see the damages in Delta and Edo states .

Yashita:
What is "Batidiot"? You sound maniac, honestly.

First of all, I'm not political, I really don't care the party on a regime, as long as the leader is moving the country forward. It's about individual zeal, skill & reasoning.

Secondly, wait. So if you don't see dollar investors, you won't find a way to pull your country up no matter what? You're waiting for an external body to come and perform wonders in your country before you help yourselves?

Oya, continue to wait na. Lazy, fish brain. Mcthwww.

Batidiot , how can the youths move forward when there's corruption in the country . No work for the youth . It's the duty of the government to create jobs or make the country good to employers of labor . Idiot

Yashita:
We cry foul too much in this country without action.

If multinationals exit, what happens to nationals taking over and recreating what left (even if na close product)?

Instead of us to think of how to replace them immediately with our local production, na to dey lament.
Nigerian youths & Lamentation na 5 & 6.
Them use lamentation do us.

Batidiot do you know who are fpi , do you know that dollar investors are sought in all countries over there world ? Chie God see who I they share country with oo

Lanruze:
The exit of the Multi-nationals if carefully reviewed may be the biggest blessing for Nigeria in disguise.

Most countries in the world that achieved domestic "Home grown" Economic development did so leveraging the indigenious private sector

Look at what this batidiot is talking about in economics in this century. God how I take share country with this kind person .

GanagiBitrus:
No be mistake. Na stammerer.

True

JAMO84:
Continue deceiving yourself.

For every one Oladapo arrested for drugs, there's a thousand Emeka locked up somewhere in Malaysia or Singapore.

And they're also thousand of shukuroh , opeyemi , demola , Maryam and Bala locked up in Saudi Arabia too 📌

Hello sir ... Good day sir , my sister is an educator like you and would like to follow the j1 teacher exchange program. As someone who has gone thru the process before , I'd like to get some words of advice from you on how to proceed ....

I'd appreciate your response . Thanks

Hello ... You tried reaching me by mail unfortunately my mail is not accessible

GodfreyOsondu:
Options dey for Ghana and Senegal, but the procedure dey cost sha.

Expain procedure bros

[quote post=127757353]Happy new year nairaland family, wishing you all the best this year has to offer and actualization of all our goals and dreams this year.

This forum has given a lot to me and I believe it is time for me to give back to the community. Unfortunately this forum isn's as active as it used to be, so some of the information here are outdated. I intended to write this article a long time ago but procrastination .

I strongly believe everything we do in life is in stages, and no matter who you are or where you are, you will belong to a particular stage. Some people will be at a former stage and some at a latter stage, it is therefore my hope that someone can learn from my experience and avoid a lot of common pitfalls, as I also did and learnt from others before me on this platform.

[NB: this was my process for my[b] MASTER'S STUDIES [/b]NOT UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES]

I will walk through my journey from the start up till when I got my visa. Almost 2 years in the making, not for the faint hearted.

STAGE 1: This stage actually isn't compulsory but it can make your journey much easier. (NOVEMBER 2021) I had just finished my undergraduate studies, and instead of going directly for my youth service, I enrolled in a 6 month programme to learn german from a german learning institute in Lagos, as of this time the appointment/visa process took 6 months. It was quite tough learning the language, the language proficiency level ranges through (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) with C2, being the highest and A1 being the lowest. For most Universities in Germany particularly for (engineering courses) you will need a minimum of B1 to apply for admission. For more reserved courses like medicine you will probably need a higher language proficiency requirement B2 or C1. Moving on, after 6months I wrote B1 certification exam at the goethe institute (this is where you should always take the certification not anywhere else) similar to IELTS but german. Needless to say I didn't make it on the first try. I decided to retake and waited for another 5 months, this is because goethe only conducts it's certification exams a certain number of times in a year like 4 to 5 times (as of 2022).
During this 5 months I went for my NYSC and started personal study in preparation for the exams, while I was serving I retook the exams and passed all the papers.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:
1. Learn the language if you have the time, it saved the me a lot of stress down the line.

2. I advise you enroll in goethe if you want to learn the language, as there are a lot of benefit, as compared to other private establishments (cheaper fees, familiarization with the exam systems, ONLINE CLASSES, materials and so much more). Unfortunately I learnt this the hard way.

3.Do not take the exams if you are not adequately prepared but because you want to meet a certain exam date. you will waste money!!

4. Get your certification from goethe they are the most recognized in germany.

5. As of November 2022, B1 exams cost #48,000

6. MOST IMPORTANT. I regret not having applied for my appointment during this period. Always apply for your appointment as early as possible even if you are just starting.


STAGE 2: I applied for an appointment for a masters visa (category B) on the 7th of APRIL 2022. Make sure you find out which category you fall under either (CAT A, OR CAT B) and apply accordingly. As of this point I didn't know I would have to wait for 18 months for my interview, beacause during that period the waiting time was still 8-9months.

One has to be careful during this stage beacause you have to plan your admission carefully around possible expected visa date.

KEY TAKE AWAY:
[/b]1. Make sure you apply for the right category, with the correct details. I had an incidence of someone at the embassy sent back because of incorrect details.

2. No matter what, even if you are getting frustrated do not cancel your appointment except you have decided to change your plans.

3. Be patient and keep in mind it might take a long time.

4. German embassy visa application: [url]https://nigeria.diplo.de/ng-en/service/visa

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[b]STAGE 3: During this period of waiting for your appointment you have the following goals:

a. Gather all you necessary documents for both visa and admission purposes.

this will help for the visa requirements: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/nigeria/germany/student-visa/


b. Get an admission before your appointment date. VERY IMPORTANT. It doesnt matter if the shool would have resumed or not.

c. Get your blocked account or sponsorshipl letter(SL) ready. This will make your process faster

While I was waiting I gathered all my necessary documents for my admission:
waec, university certificate, unofficial-transcript, statement of purpose, reference letter, IELTS cert, German cert from goethe.

with this, I opened an account with uni-assist and sent copies of all my original certified documents to uni-assist (NB: Cerification can be done by any notary public, it doesnt have to be at a court).
With this I was the able to apply to any number of schools I wanted without having to send my documents multiple times (NB: not all schools use uni-assist so few may still require you send your documents).
The fees ranged between 75euro - 30euro per application. At this point I made crucial mistakes and lost some money, I unfortunately applied to 2 schools which resumed very early while I was still waiting for my appointment, so I had to forfeit my admission since I was not ready to pay semester fees for schools I knew I wouldn't be able to resume in time for, so plan wisely.

I aslo opened a blocked account with expatrio to block a sum of 11,208 euros, which is the amount required by law, the advantages of using expatrio is that it comes with both health insurance for admission purposes and travel insurance for visa purposes. I can't over emphasize how this saved me a lot of stress down the line. Getting the required amount was by no means an easy feat, fortunately for me this was before the floating of the naira so the exchange rate was lower then compared to now. And the easiest way to get this was "black market" if you want it done quickly. It might be frustrating to block such huge amount while waiting for a long time but it saves you in the long run agains the fluctuating exchange rate, If I had waited till late 2023 to block the account, I would have had to pay almost 2million naira extra, so be wise if you are using a blocked account.

so in summary during this stage of waiting, I gathered my document, applied for admission, and prepared my blocked account.
and you should have the following additional key documents if everything is done right:
1.A blocked account confirmation/ SL - (for the embassy)
2. Admission letter and if possible an erollment certificate - (for the embassy)
3. Travel insurance - (for the embassy after visa approval)
4. Health insursance - (for the school)

And lastly, make sure you are engaged doing something, fortunately form me afer serving, I was retained and kept on working while waiting for my visa, it was also during this time I took the IELTS to help boost my chances of getting an admission. While waiting, on august 2023 I applied to a school in cottbus via uni-assist for a fee of 30euros and got an offer on(after 3 months) october 2023. It was this offer that I used before the arrival of my interview on december 2023.

KEY TAKE AWAY:
1. Use uni-assist and DAAD to search for suitable schools and apply, it will save you money and time:
uni-assist: https://my.uni-assist.de/login
daad: [url]https://www.daad.de/en/
[/url]

2. Apply for admission strategically, since you may not know your exact possible interview date due to the fact that it is always changing (as of now 18+ months, when I started it was 8-9 months). Do not apply too far or too near, it doesn't matter if you can't resume on time, the most important thing is to have an admission on hand on or before your interview date, do not risk it.

3. If you are using a blocked account use expatrio, it is fast and will save you a lot of stress (they provide health and travel insurance which you will need for your admission and travelling respectively)

expatrio: https://www.expatrio.com/

4. Make sure you are engaged in something, 18+ months is a long time to wait doing nothing, you can take IELTS, learn German or continue working while you wait. So do something!!.

STAGE 4:
I received my appointment mail on the 3rd November 2023. After waiting for 18 months from the 7 April 2022 - 3 Nov 2023, I receive a mail. to come in 1 month time for my interview (1 dec 2023).

I will talk about my interview experiece and things you can do to avoid pitfalls, and also the follow up to the interview.

After cross-checking my documents and making sure I was prepared I headed to VI-LAGOS for the interview.

1. Make sure you print all your documents from home the boys at the embassy areas are animals and will try to rip you off,

2. Do not worry about arranging your documents, that will be done for you at the embassy, just make sure you have everything on the checklist.

3.You have to get a prepaid envelope before heading to the embassy for your documents to be returned in.

4.Make sure you carry at least 2 copies of every original documents like certificates. follow the visa checklist link I posted very stringently.

5.Be very time cautious they are very strict with time at the embassy make sure you get there before your interview time.

6. The visa fee is not the same for all visa categories. I paid 65,000 for study visa, that of travelling visa is different and so on.... so make sure you confirm,

7. Make sure you print out your email invitation very important.

8.Bring your money from home, you will be ripped off by the animals around the embassy.

9.I honestly believe if you do everything right the only business you should have at the business centre around the embassy should be to keep your bag incase you are carrying one, and to purchase a prepaid envelope. One of them tried to convince me that my passport picture is not the right size for the german embassy and I should come and take a new set of passport for 10,000 meanwhile it was perfectly fine, so be careful and wary of those boys.

10.Be wary of the man who collects/arranges document at the entrance and gives you your gatepass, listen to all he says and don't argue with him, let me just say he is a very unfriendly person, even the cranky securities are better than him, so just be careful.
(when he call you up to bring your ducuments do not take along the prepaid envelope you brought).

11.After he arranges your document, and everything is satisfactory he will usher you in (not into the building to my suprise) just beside the security post, my interview was conducted by a lady across me in an office opposite the security post, It took me almost 2 minutes to realize I had started my interview lol, I thought it was just another security checkpoint.

12 This was where the benefit of learning german paid the most for me, she was impressed I could speak and converse a little bit. She asked for my perosnal info name .e.t.c, the school I was going to, what course I was going to study, just some basic questions and lastly why germany and not any other country, in about 20-25min the interview was over.

13. I was given back my international passport, and If need be they will ask for me to send it to the embassy (I guess she meant if the visa is approved), she also explained that it is beacause of the long process they no longer hold peoples passport.

Fast forward, exactly 4 weeks later, I got an apporval mail and was told to bring my PASSPORT AND TRAVEL INSURANCE to the embassy.

I hope my little article helps someone who needs it, wishing everyone a wonderful year ahead, and by God's grace those who have been waiting for their inretview/visa will get it speedily. Do not give up, I almost did, but you guys here encouraged me to be patient. Goodluck all.[/quote]

Hannania:
You university is rated H+. Here's the catch, not all your degrees are sighted. For the opportunity card checklist, you have to print this page that shows your course. So unless you studied Electrical engineering or Sociology, my advise is to send the embassy an email to verify, or pay $200 to carry out recognition.

Senior bros ... Please how will I carry out the recognition

Hannania:
You university is rated H+. Here's the catch, not all your degrees are sighted. For the opportunity card checklist, you have to print this page that shows your course. So unless you studied Electrical engineering or Sociology, my advise is to send the embassy an email to verify, or pay $200 to carry out recognition.

Thanks boss .

Hannania:
Don't do it this way. Search for your school. The evaluation is based on your school. Firstly it has to be rated H+, then your degree has to be rated under your school. What's the school name? Let me surf it for you.

Ambrose Alli university ekpoma ... Thanks a lot my helper 🙌🏿

Goodday all , please I was trying to get my result evaluated on anabin but I discovered my degree type wasn't listed . I have BEng in civil engineering but seeing bsc in civil engineering . What could be the problem
Cc . Hannania , hadampson and all please your contribution are needed

vinoj0225:
Has this been resolved? If not, keep trying but I'll advice you check from those guys that registers NIN cos I had similar issue but it has been resolved.

It's been resolved . Did it on Sunday , capturing on the 1st of July

Please this what my application for a fresh passport has been showing

Good day house please I tried applying buy this what it's showing all thru

Ok my boss , I'll give you a call

My boss, please I'd love to join your freelancing group please

privaldo:
Hi all, I've been looking for remote IT Support roles. However, all the open roles I've come across seem to only hire from within the US/UK/Canada. I've interviewed for three different roles but received rejection emails for all three. One mentioned that I was a good fit for the role but my location was an issue. If you've successfully landed a remote support role, could you please share your experience and any advice you may have?

Good morning chief ... How's is it going , have you gotten a job yet ? Would you advice someone to get into tech support right now

Sidenote: I'm currently taking the Google IT Support professional certification and as well preparing for my CCNA and Comptia+ exams.

Good morning Chief , please have you gotten a job in tech support yet ? And would you advice a beginner to come into the field .. please your response would be much appreciated . Thanks

Jehovah witness and latter day na two wealthy churches oo

I buy one derica of honey beans 1500 last week , this week 1700 . If I buy peppers ,onions , crayfish and sour Garri , 3k done finish . God , minus gas ooo